Lehigh Valley Recreation

Wildlands Conservancy

Sarah Evans

Thanks to the Wildlands Conservancy, Emmaus, over 46,000 acres of precious open space have been preserved, numerous stream-restoration projects have been completed and new and innovative educational programs have been established in the Lehigh Valley.

Thanks to the Wildlands Conservancy, Emmaus, over 46,000 acres of precious open space have been preserved, numerous stream-restoration projects have been completed and new and innovative educational programs have been established in the Lehigh Valley. (Sarah Evans)

HERSHEYPARK, Hershey, 1-800-HERSHEY Home to 11 roller coasters, 11 water rides and many kiddy rides. Also at Hershey: Zoo America (North American wildlife park); http://www.hersheypark.com

TERRY HILL WATER PARK, Hamilton Blvd., Breinigsville, 610-395-0222, http://www.terryhill.com. With water slides, inner tube rides, a tarzan rope and miniature golf, this park is the place for kids of all ages.

NOCKAMIXON STATE PARK, includes lake and boating opportunities. 215-529-7300, http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us. Along PA 563, just off of PA 313, five miles east of Quakertown, 1-888-PA-PARKS (reservations).

TREXLER NATURE PRESERVE, Game Preserve Road, Schnecksville, 610-871-1444, http://www.trexlernaturepreserve.org. 1,009 acres open to the public for biking, hiking, equesterians, fishing, hunting and picnicking. Fishing and archery hunting according to PA Game Commission rules and regulations, 610-871-1444.

LEHIGH VALLEY HORSE COUNCIL, 610-837-7294 or 610-759-7985. Offers a wide variety of assistance to local equestrians.

LEHIGH VALLEY SPORTING CLAYS, 2750 Limestone St., Coplay, 610-261-9616, http://www.lvsclays.com. An area designed for shooting clay targets with a unique setting that includes a wooded area, water, fields and old quarry buildings.

PTARMIGAN SKI CLUB, http://www.ptarmiganskiclub.org. (Brian Nuss, President), The Ptarmigan Ski Club is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the promotion of all facets of skiing and other winter sports.

The Saylor Park Cement Industry Museum in Coplay includes a grouping of nine 19th century vertical cement kilns. These odd looking structures are the Schoefer Kilns, built in 1893 by David Saylor, an Englishman who held the first U. S. patent for Portland Cement.

HARRISBURG — The State Supreme Court has rejected Attorney General Kathleen Kane's attempt to throw out a grand jury investigation into whether she or someone in her office leaked investigative secrets to a newspaper to discredit critics.

Catasauqua police officer Scott M. Rothrock had already been stabbed once in the chest with a 13-inch butcher knife and was trying to block more thrusts as he lay on his back in a snow bank Feb. 23 in east Allentown.